electric
electric
/ɪˈlektrɪk/
an electric car/vehicle
an electric guitar
an electric light/motor
an electric current/charge
The wind turbine supplies the farm with electric power.
Electrically charged particles have electric fields around them as a result of their charge.
an electric generator
an electric plug/socket/switch (= that carries electricity)
2 full of excitement; making people excited
The atmosphere was electric.
The news had an electric effect on the waiting crowd.
electric
/ɪˈlektrɪk/
1 electrics plural (British English, informal) the system of electrical wires in a house, car or machine There's a problem with the electrics.
2 uncountable (informal) used to refer to the supply of electricity to a building The electric will be off tomorrow.
I've paid the electric (= the bill for the supply of electricity).
Word Origin
mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin electricus, from Latin electrum ‘amber’, from Greek ēlektron (because rubbing amber causes electrostatic phenomena).